"Criteria" Quizzes format

[Evan Ortega]

I'm working on making a Criteria quiz, similar to this quiz about European Countries or the Premiere League. Basically, there are a certain number of hints and the same number of answers and you choose an answer that fits all of the hits. After each answer is chosen, one of the hints is removed. My question is, how would I format this?

[THEJMAN]

Well first, you'd have to come up with a set of hints/clues and answers that would work in this format. Assuming you've done that, you want to make a Clickable quiz and you want to put the hint/clue that includes everything in row #1 of the answers page and with each part removed from the subsequent hint/clue move down the sheet (pairing your answers accordingly). It would look kidna like this:

 

    A & B & C & D...................Answer 1

    A & B & C..........................Answer 2

    A & B.................................Answer 3

    A........................................Answer 4

 

  Next, on the options page, you'll want to select 'Use hints and force answers in order' and 'Hide the previous and next button'. Also, select either 'Randomize order of answers' or 'Put answers in alphabetical order', depending on which one you prefer. The rest is just like anything else: add a URL, add tags, a source if necessary, and everything else that usually accompanies a quiz.

 

Hope this helps. Post back if there are still problems and I, and the rest of Sporcle U, will try to help you out again.

[Mic747]

THEJMAN is right in most things, but I have a few things to add. I've made quite a few of those, including the premier league one. What I usually do is the following,

Hint                                                            answer                                  extra info

criteria 1 <br> Criteria 2 <br> criteria 3          answer 1                               criteria 4<br>criteria 5<br> etc.....<br>criteria 10<br>criteria 11

criteria 1 <br> Criteria 2 <br> criteria 3          answer 2                               criteria 4<br>criteria 5<br> etc.....<br>criteria 10

then for the other rows, copy the hint column and extra info column and delete the last criteria.  ( I use the extra info column because there is a character limit in the hint column while there is none or a very high one in the extra info column.

You have to use the <br> tags to get the criteria on the next line. 

On the options tab,  I usually tick the following items:

1. Wrong answers end the quiz, otherwise you'll have multiple answers left which fulfill all criteria after a mistake.

2. Use hints and force answers in order

3. Hide the next/previous buttton, Same reason as 1.

4. Put answers in alphabetical order. The idea is to check for knowledge about the idea, not to search for answers. (just my opinion)

I usually insert some additional text in the add media box to add some clearity to the clues. (although you can also use the game note for that).

Some other notes:

Make sure the criteria are not too long, so as to fit them on one line.

Make sure your criteria can't be interpreted in different ways, that will confuse your quiz-takers.

Making criteria is the difficult part. I make excel-spreadsheets with a lot of x's. I have some hints for that if you want, just mail me, my e-mail is on my profile.

If you still have any other questions, post here or just mail me, but I read my mail more often.

Mic747

[geshmonkey]

I'd try contribute here, but Mic's pretty much covered all the bases.
And I'm glad I'm not the only one using lists and x's.

But also, on criteria quizzes, my number 1 rule (except for criteria on one line and clarity) is not to have too many negatives.
Even though they do exactly the same thing, it comes off more like you're trying to eliminate things - it works better with groups in groups in groups.

Plus (and I am guilty of this in my Europe one) try not to repeat criteria about the same thing - I had 3 about capitals, and it just wasn't helpful.
And why not try making some more creative clues, a little out of the box (but not too obscure, or people will use up all of the possible 3628800 choices.

Matt

[Evan Ortega]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. The formatting looks good when I test it, but I'm still working on how to write the hints so that it doesn't sound awkward or too wordy. Does anyone have any suggestions for a criteria that fits all the 8 capitals I have? They are Boston, Atlanta, Denver, Salt Lake City, Little Rock, Jefferson City, Salem, and Juneau. The only hint I have is "State inital contains a vowel," but that sounds kinda  lame. 

 

[Headers2304]

^ Contain at least two vowels? Other than that I'm not too sure.

[stanford0008]

I would say something like state postal code contains a vowel.